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Choosing your seat

Where would you like to sit?

Once on-line check-in opens, from 24 hours before departure, you can choose your seat for free, although your choice may be limited. A fee may still apply to exit seats.

Choose your seat in advance for more choice

Whether you want extra legroom or to sit together as a group, you can reserve your seat in advance. It's easy to do, either at the time of booking your flight or afterwards by using Manage My Booking. When you make your seat choice online, we will tell you whether you have to pay or not.

You can pay for seating if you are travelling on any flight operated by British Airways or BA CityFlyer. You can also pay for seating on a British Airways flight operated by American Airlines or Iberia. The operating airline's pricing will apply.

Families with an infant

When you travel with an infant (under 2 years) who won't be travelling in a seat of their own, you can reserve a seat for yourself and everyone in your booking, free of charge, as soon as you've made your booking.

If you don't choose a seat in advance, we'll reserve a suitable one for you three days before the flight.

Seat type and price guide

Want some extra legroom?

Exit row seats offer more legroom as there are no seats directly in front of them, and they are available on longer international flights from £50/€60/$75 each. You will have to meet certain safety requirements, and be an able-bodied adult to be allowed to sit in an exit row seat.

Standard seat prices

Whether you want to make sure you sit together, or get a window or aisle seat, standard seat prices start from£7/€8/$11 each on UK Domestic and European flights, and £20/€24/$30 each on longer international flights, so it's worth taking a look.

Did you know?

Nervous flyers

If you sit near the centre of the plane, you don't feel the effects of turbulence as much.

Turbulence is quite normal during a flight, but it can leave some people feeling anxious, so choose your seat early near the centre of the plane and rest assured that you'll have a more comfortable flight.